Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has become available to join the Management Accounts Team at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT).
LUHFT is one of the UK’s largest trusts, serving a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside and providing highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
Collaboration across the Trust is central to its mission. The finance team reflects the Trust’s values, aiming to deliver world-class financial management and services through great people, great care, great ambition, and great innovation. Staff development and career progression are central to this vision.
This role offers the opportunity to join the Financial Management Team within the Corporate Division, part of a large and vibrant Trust that has won multiple awards, including Team of the Year and the Havelock Award for best practice in finance skills development.
- Employer: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Job Title: Finance Manager
- Location: Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Salary: £55,690 to £62,682 per annum
- Job Type: Full-time
- Contract: Permanent
- Closing Date: 17 September 2025
Main Duties of the Job
The Finance Manager will provide support to the Assistant Head of Finance in delivering highly specialist support to the corporate decision-making process. Key responsibilities include:
Providing comprehensive financial management information and advice to a group of clinical and departmental budgets.
Acting as a key member of the Financial Department to help deliver overall objectives.
Meeting regularly with managers to identify potential financial problems early and advise on corrective actions.
Taking responsibility for all aspects of budgetary management within directorates, including annual budget setting.
Implementing and monitoring recharging mechanisms to improve budgetary control.
Authorising specific expenditure and advertising of vacant posts within directorates.
Supporting the development and implementation of divisional business plans.
Supplying information to the Head of Management Accounts for corporate reporting, including variance explanations for Board Reports.
Assisting Clinical Directors and Service Managers in meeting cost improvement and income generation targets.
Reviewing existing practices to improve efficiency.
Developing new costing and budgeting methodologies.
Reviewing costs relative to national norms and other provider units.
Monitoring services provided to other Trusts under Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and renegotiating as needed.
Taking financial responsibility in tendering processes and preparing financial option appraisal reports for the Trust Board.
About Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is made up of:
Aintree University Hospital – single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside; also hosts an award-winning stroke facility.
Broadgreen Hospital – provides elective surgical, diagnostic, and treatment services, plus specialist rehabilitation.
Royal Liverpool University Hospital – the largest UK hospital offering 100% single bedrooms for inpatients, focusing on complex planned care and specialist services.
Liverpool Women’s Hospital – specialises in women’s and babies’ health, delivering over 7,200 babies annually.
On 1 November 2024, LUHFT joined with Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust to form the NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG). The Group employs more than 16,800 colleagues, providing care from birth and beyond.
Job Description
Responsibilities
Provide financial information and advice to divisional and clinical leaders.
Oversee directorate budgetary management and take a lead role in annual budget setting.
Authorise expenditure and recruitment advertisements.
Support the development and monitoring of divisional business plans.
Provide variance explanations for Board-level reporting.
Support income generation and cost improvement initiatives.
Review practices to improve efficiency and benchmarking against national norms.
Manage SLA monitoring and negotiations.
Contribute to tendering processes and prepare financial option appraisals.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
CCAB Qualified Accountant
Evidence of CPD
Desirable
Degree level education
Experience
Essential
Post-qualification experience
Evidence of innovation in analysing complex data
Staff management and development experience
Proven track record of achievement
Desirable
NHS financial management experience
Experience working with senior managers and clinicians
Knowledge
Essential
Financial planning, budgetary control, and NHS Trust financial regime
NHS business case process
Desirable
Understanding of NHS structures
Knowledge of acute hospital environment
Skills
Essential
Highly numerate and analytical
Strong leadership and motivational skills
Open, developmental leadership style
Excellent communication skills across all levels
Strong influencing and negotiation skills
Proficient in Microsoft Office and financial modelling
Strategic thinker with attention to detail
Desirable
Knowledge of HR policies and acute hospital systems
Additional Information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a DBS check.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers requiring Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome.
Since 6 April 2017, applicants (and dependants over 18) must provide criminal record certificates from each country where they have lived for 12 months or more in the past 10 years.
UK Registration
Applicants must hold current UK professional registration. Further details can be found on the NHS Careers website.
How to Apply
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